Undo a payroll

Undo a payroll from the recap screen

After submitting a payroll, you are shown a recap screen with a message at the top that says, “You can undo this payroll until 12 ET on [DATE].”

• To undo a payroll from the recap screen, simply click the undo link.

Note: Only one payroll can be undone at a time.

Undo a payroll after you have left the recap screen

1. In the left navigation menu, go to Payroll > Overview.
2. Select Approved. Recently submitted payrolls will appear here.
3. Locate the relevant and click Undo.The payroll will now be on the Not Approved tab. All of your original entries will be maintained.
   

   Note: The undo button will only be available if it is prior to 12pm ET three business days before the selected pay date and you have not begun another payroll.
   
   

Undo a Payroll with 2-Step approval enabled

Admins with both Run & Submit permissions and Run & Approve permissions can undo a payroll using the processes above. This option is only available until the processing deadline (12PM ET three business days before the selected pay date).

• When an admin clicks Undo, email and in-app notifications will be sent to all Admins with either Run & Submit or Run & Approve permissions.
  • Admins with Run & Submit permissions will see the Payroll under the Not approved section of Payroll.
  • Admins with Run & Approve permissions will have the Payroll removed from Approved.

FAQs: Undo payroll

• You may need to undo a newer payroll. Payrolls must be undone from newest to oldest. You are not able to skip over a more recent payroll to undo an older payroll. 

• The undo button will only be available if it is prior to 12pm ET three business days before the selected pay date and you have not begun another payroll.